TWO PALE GREEN, GREY AND RUSSET JADE CARVINGS OF HORSES Yuan/Ming Dynasty (3)THE PROPERTY OF A BRITISH FAMILY英国家族藏品TWO PALE GREEN, GREY AND RUSSET JADE CARVINGS OF HORSESYuan/Ming DynastyBoth creatures carved recumbent with the legs tucked underneath their bodies, their mane finely incised, one with the bushy tail flicked onto the rear haunch, both fitted with a small circular aperture, the stone of pale green tone suffused with brown and russet inclusions, box. The larger 5.5cm (2 1/4in) wide. (3).元/明 玉馬一組兩件Provenance: Spink & Son Ltd., London (the smaller horse; acquired by the below on 7 January 1987)Joseph (1938-2005) and Bella (1941-2011) Shapiro, and thence by descent 來源：倫敦古董商Spink & Son Ltd.（較小的馬由以下藏家在1987年1月7日購得）Joseph Shapiro (1938-2005)和 Bella Shapiro (1941-2011)舊藏，並由後人保存迄今In China, the horse is an emblem of speed and perseverance, and a quick-witted youth is often called a qianli ma 千里馬 which means 'a horse that can travel a thousand li per day'. Compare with a related jade carving of a horse, Ming dynasty, illustrated by J.C.Y.Watt, Chinese Jades from Han to Ch'ing, New York, 1980, no.66; see also another related jade horse, Yuan/Ming dynasty, illustrated in Chinese Jade Animals, Hong Kong, 1996, pp.150-151, no.132.sold_price_type: £